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Defn: The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.

Note: It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written ä, ö, ü, or ae, oe, ue; as, männer or maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of goose, men pl. of man, etc.

UMLAUTED Um"laut*ed, a. (Philol.)

Defn: Having the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels. There is so natural connection between umlauted forms and plurality. Earle.

UMPIRAGE Um"pi*rage (; 48), n. Etym: [From Umpire.]

1. The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of an umpire to decide. The mind umpirage of the federal Union. E. Everett.

2. The act of umpiring; arbitrament. Bp. Hall.

UMPIRE Um"pire, n. Etym: [OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F. impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non-pair; hence the meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not + OF. per even, equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See Non-, and Peer, n.]

1. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed. A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a skillful umpire between himself and others. Barrow.

2. (Law)

Defn: A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Judge; arbitrator; referee. See Judge.

UMPIRE Um"pire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Umpired; p. pr. & vb. n. Umpiring.]

1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute. Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest between them, and to decide where the right lies. South.

2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game. [Colloq.]

UMPIRE Um"pire, v. i.

Defn: To act as umpire or arbitrator.

UMPIRESHIP Um"pire*ship, n.

Defn: Umpirage; arbitrament. Jewel.

UMPRESS Um"press, n.

Defn: Female umpire. [R.] Marston.

UMPTEEN umpteen, [Colloq.]

Defn: An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like; -- "I've told you umpteen times not to do that." umpteenth. Ordinal of umpteen, with corresponding signification.

UMQUHILE Um"quhile, adv. Etym: [Cf. OF. umwhile for a time. See While.]

Defn: Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. -- a.

Defn: Former. [Scot.]

UN- Un-. Etym: [OE. un-, on-, the unaccented form of the accented prefix and- (cf. Answer); akin to D. ont-, G. ent-, OHG. int-, Goth. and-. See Anti-.]

Defn: An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed: (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple negative, of the action of the verb to which it is prefixed; as in uncoil, undo, unfold. (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing, quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d Un-); as in undone (from undo), meaning unfastened, ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done) meaning not done, not finished. Un- is sometimes used with an intensive force merely; as in unloose.

Note: Compounds of this prefix are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary.

UN- Un-. Etym: [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D. on-, OS., OHG., & G. un-, Icel. o-, u-, Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-, L. in-, Gr. an-, a-. *193. Cf. A- not In- not, No, adv.]

Defn: An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-; non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective, or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un- sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless, unremorseless. I.

Defn: Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used adjectively. Specifically: -- (a) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality designated by the adjective; as, ------ and the like.

(b) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them; as, -Unabolishable Unabsolvable Unabsurd Unabundant Unaccordant Unadoptable Unadventurous Unaffable Unaffectionate Unafraid Unalliable Unallowablew Unalterable Unambiguous Unambitious Unamendable Un-American Unamusive Unangular Unanxious Unapocryphal Unapostolic Unapparent Unappeasable Unapplausive Unappreciable Unapprehensible Unapprehensive Unapproachable Unartificial Unartistic Unassailable Unattainable Unattentive Unauthentic Unavailable Unbailable Unbearable Unbeautiful Unbeliefful Unbelievable Unbeneficial Unbenevolent Unblamable Unblemishable Unblissful Unboastful Unbold Unbookish Unbounteous Unbribable Unbrotherly Unburdensome Unbusinesslike Unbusy Uncandid Uncanonical Uncaptious Uncareful Uncelestial Unceremonious Unchallengeable Unchangeable Unchary Unchastisable Uncheerful

---- and the like.

(c) To present particles which come from intransitive verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition implied by the participle; as, -- --- and the like.

Note: The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: --1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. 2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. 3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. II.

Defn: Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like.

Note: Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary.

UNABILITY Un`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Inability. [Obs.]

UNABLE Un*a"ble, a.

Defn: Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue. Sapless age and weak unable limbs. Shak.

UNABLED Un*a"bled, a.

Defn: Disabled. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

UNABLENESS Un*a"ble*ness, n.

Defn: Inability. [Obs.] Hales.

UNA BOAT U"na boat`. (Naut.)

Defn: The English name for a catboat; -- so called because Una was the name of the first boat of this kind taken to England. D. Kemp.

UNABRIDGED Un`a*bridged", a.

Defn: Not abridged, or shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.

UNABSORBABLE Un`ab*sorb"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not absorbable; specifically (Physiol.), not capable of absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food.

UNACCEPTABILITY Un`ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.

UNACCEPTABLE Un`ac*cept"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. -- Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ac*cept"a*bly, adv.

UNACCESSIBLE Un`ac*cess"i*ble, a.

Defn: Inaccessible. Herbert.

UNACCOMPLISHED Un`ac*com"plished, a.

Defn: Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment; unrefined.

UNACCOMPLISHMENT Un`ac*com"plish*ment, n.

Defn: The state of being unaccomplished. [Obs.] Milton.

UNACCOUNTABILITY Un`ac*count`a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unaccountable.

UNACCOUNTABLE Un`ac*count"a*ble, a.

1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control. South.

2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with reason or rule; strange; mysterious. -- Un`ac*count"a*ble*ness}, n. -- Un`ac*count"a*bly, adv.

UNACCURATE Un*ac"cu*rate, a.

Defn: Inaccurate. Boyle.

UNACCURATENESS Un*ac"cu*rate*ness, n.

Defn: Inaccuracy. Boyle.

UNACCUSTOMED Un`ac*cus"tomed, a.

1. Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- which to. Chastened as a bullock unaccustomed to yoke. Jer. xxxi. 18.

2. Not usual; uncommon; strange; new. What unaccustomed cause procures her hither Shak.

UNACQUAINTANCE Un`ac*quaint"ance, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance. He was then in happy unacquaintance with everything connected with that obnoxious cavity. Sir W. Hamilton.

UNACQUAINTED Un`ac*quaint"ed, a.

1. Not acquainted. Cowper.

2. Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. [Obs.] And the unacquainted light began to fear. Spenser.

UNACQUAINTEDNESS Un`ac*quaint"ed*ness, n.

Defn: Unacquaintance. Whiston.

UNACTIVE Un*ac"tive, a.

Defn: Inactive; listless. [R.] While other animals unactive range. Milton.

UNACTIVE Un*ac"tive, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + active; or from unactive, a.]

Defn: To render inactive or listless. [Obs.] Fuller.

UNACTIVENESS Un*ac"tive*ness, n.

Defn: Inactivity. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

UNADMISSIBLE; UNADMITTABLE Un`ad*mis"si*ble, Un`ad*mit"ta*ble, a.

Defn: Inadmissible. [R.]

UNADULTERATE; UNADULTERATED Un`a*dul"ter*ate, Un`a*dul"ter*a`ted, a.

Defn: Not adulterated; pure. "Unadulterate air." Cowper. -- Un`a*dul"ter*ate*ly, adv.

UNADVISABLE Un`ad*vis"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient. Lowth. -- Un`ad*vis"a*bly, adv.

UNADVISED Un`ad*vised", a.

1. Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised. Shak.

2. Done without due consideration; wanton; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding. -- Un`ad*vis"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`ad*vis"ed*ness, n.

UNAFFECTED Un`af*fect"ed, a.

1. Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced. A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered, Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool. J. Fletcher.

2. Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural; real; sincere; genuine; as, unaffected sorrow. -- Un`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`af*fect"ed*ness, n.

UNAFILED Un`a*filed", a.

Defn: Undefiled. [Obs.] Gower.

UNAGREEABLE Un`a*gree"a*ble, a.

1. Disagreeable.

2. Not agreeing or consistent; unsuitable. Shak. -- Un`a*gree"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`a*gree"a*bly, adv.

UNAIDABLE Un*aid"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being aided. "Her unaidable estate." Shak.

UNALIENABLE Un*al"ien*a*ble, a.

Defn: Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. Swift. -- Un*al"ien*a*bly, adv.

UNALIST U"nal*ist, n. Etym: [L. unus one.] (Eccl.)

Defn: An ecclesiastical who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist. [Eng.] V. Knox.

UNALLIED Un`al*lied", a.

Defn: Not allied; having no ally; having no connection or relation; as, unallied species or genera.

UNALLOYED Un`al*loyed", a.

Defn: Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness. I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company. Mitford.

UNALMSED Un*almsed", a.

Defn: Not having received alms. [Obs. & R.] Pollock.

UNAMBIGUITY Un*am`bi*gu"i*ty, n.

Defn: Absence of ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.

UNAMBITION Un`am*bi"tion, n.

Defn: The absence of ambition. [R.] F. W. Newman.

UNAMIABILITY Un*a`mi*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unamiable; moroseness.

UNAMIABLE Un*a"mi*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not amiable; morose; ill-natured; repulsive. -- Un*a"mi*a*bly, adv.

UNANCHOR Un*an"chor, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + anchor.]

Defn: To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey.

UNANELED Un`a*neled", a.

Defn: Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. Shak.

UNANIMATE U*nan"i*mate, a. Etym: [See Unanimous.]

Defn: Unanimous. [Obs.]

UNANIMITY U`na*nim"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. unanimitas: cf. F. unanimité.]

Defn: The quality or state of being unanimous.

UNANIMOUS U*nan"i*mous, a. Etym: [L. unanimus, unanimus; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See Unit, and Animate.]

1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. "Both in one faith unanimous." Milton.

2. Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote. -- U*nan"i*mous*ly, adv. -- U*nan"i*mous*ness, n.

UNANSWERABILITY Un*an`swer*a*bil"i*ty, n.

Defn: The quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness.

UNANSWERABLE Un*an"swer*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he have an unanswerable argument. -- Un*an"swer*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*an"swer*a*bly, adv.

UNANSWERED Un*an"swered, a.

1. Not answered; not replied; as, an unanswered letter.

2. Not refuted; as, an unanswered argument.

3. Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as, unanswered affection.

UNAPPALLED Un`ap*palled", a.

Defn: Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. Milton.

UNAPPAREL Un`ap*par"el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + apparel.]

Defn: To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.] Donne.

UNAPPEALABLE Un`ap*peal"a*ble, a.

1. Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action.

2. Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled. The infallible, unappealable Judge [God]. South. We submitted to a galling yet unappealable necessity. Shelley. -- Un`ap*peal"a*bly, adv.

UNAPPLIABLE Un`ap*pli"a*ble, a.

Defn: Inapplicable. Milton.

UNAPPLICABLE Un*ap"pli*ca*ble, a.

Defn: Inapplicable.

UNAPPROPRIATE Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.]

1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.

2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.

UNAPPROPRIATE Un`ap*pro"pri*ate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.]

Defn: To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton.

UNAPPROPRIATED Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + appropriated.]

1. Not specially appropriate; having not special application. J. Warton.

2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands.

3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as, the unappropriated moneys in the treasury.

UNAPPROVED Un`ap*proved", a.

1. Not approved.

2. Not proved. [Obs.]

UNAPT Un*apt", a.

1. Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon.

2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. Macaulay.

3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed. I am a soldier and unapt to weep. Shak. -- Un*apt"ly, adv. -- Un*apt"ness, n.

UNAQUIT Un`a*quit", a. Etym: [See Un- not, and Acquit.]

Defn: Unrequited. [R. & Obs.] Gower.

UNARGUED Un*ar"gued, a.

1. Not argued or debated.

2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.] Milton.

3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] B. Jonson.

UNARM Un*arm", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + arm.]

Defn: To disarm. Sir T. Browne.

UNARM Un*arm", v. i.

Defn: To puff off, or lay down, one's arms or armor. "I'll unarm again." Shak.

UNARMED Un*armed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + armed.]

1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.

2. (Nat. Hist.)

Defn: Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.

UNARTED Un*art"ed, a.

1. Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.

2. Not artificial; plain; simple. [Obs.] Feltham.

UNARTFUL Un*art"ful, a.

Defn: Lacking art or skill; artless. Congreve. -- Un*art"ful*ly, adv. Swift. Burke.

UNARTISTIC Un`ar*tis"tic, a.

Defn: Inartistic.

UNASCRIED Un`a*scried", a.

Defn: Not descried. [Obs.]

UNASERVED Un`a*served", a.

Defn: Not served. [Obs.]

UNASSENTED Un`as*sent"ed, a.

Defn: Not assented; -- said specif. of stocks or bonds the holders of which refuse to deposit them by way of assent to an agreement altering their status, as in a readjustment.

UNASSUMING Un`as*sum"ing, a.

Defn: Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.

UNASSURED Un`as*sured", a.

1. Not assured; not bold or confident.

2. Not to be trusted. [Obs.] Spenser.

3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.

UNATONABLE Un`a*ton"a*ble, a.

1. Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable. "Unatonable matrimony." [Obs.] Milton.

2. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.

UNATTACHED Un`at*tached", a.

1. Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.

2. (Mil.)

Defn: Not assigned to any company or regiment.

3. (Law)

Defn: Not taken or arrested. R. Junius.

UNATTENTIVE Un`at*ten"tive, a.

Defn: Inattentive; careless.

UNATTIRE Un`at*tire", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + altire.]

Defn: To divest of attire; to undress.

UNAU U*nau", n. Etym: [Brazilian.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.

UNAUDIENCED Un*au"di*enced, a.

Defn: Not given an audience; not received or heard.

UNAUSPICIOUS Un`aus*pi"cious, a.

Defn: Inauspicious. Rowe.

UNAUTHORIZE Un*au"thor*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + authorize.]

Defn: To disown the authority of; to repudiate.

UNAVOIDABLE Un`a*void"a*ble, a.

1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles.

2. (Law)

Defn: Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. Unavoidable hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage produced by the afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of the womb so as to require detachment before the child can be born. -- Un`a*void"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`a*void"a*bly, adv.

UNAVOIDED Un`a*void"ed, a.

1. Not avoided or shunned. Shak.

2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

UNAWARE Un`a*ware", a.

Defn: Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift.

UNAWARE Un`a*ware", adv.

Defn: Unawares. [Poetic] Dryden.

UNAWARES Un`a*wares", adv

Defn: , Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. "Mercies lighting unawares." J. H. Newman. Lest unawares we lose This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. Milton. At unaware, or At unawares, unexpectedly; by surprise. He breaks at unawares upon our walks. Dryden. So we met In this old sleepy town an at unaware. R. Browning.

UNBACKED Un*backed", a.

1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. "Unbacked colts." Shak.

2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided. Daniel.

UNBAG Un*bag", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bag.]

Defn: To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags.

UNBALANCED Un*bal"anced, a. Etym: [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.]

1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise. Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. Pope.

2. (Com.)

Defn: Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books.

3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. Pope.

UNBALLAST Un*bal"last, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + ballast.]

Defn: To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. Totten.

UNBALLAST Un*bal"last, a.

Defn: Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] Addison.

UNBALLASTED Un*bal"last*ed, a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. unballast.]

Defn: Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + ballasted.]

Defn: Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits. Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey.

UNBANED Un*ban"ed, a. Etym: [1st un- + band + -ed.]

Defn: Wanting a band or string; unfastened. [Obs.] Shak.

UNBANK Un*bank", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bank.]

Defn: To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank. H. Taylor.

UNBAR Un*bar", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bar.]

Defn: To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate. Heber.

UNBARBED Un*barbed", a.

1. Not shaven. [Obs.]

2. Destitute of bards, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarded feather.

UNBARK Un*bark", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bark rind.]

Defn: To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree. Bacon.

UNBARK Un*bark", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bark the vessel.]

Defn: To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.] Hakluyt.

UNBARREL Un*bar"rel, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + barrel.]

Defn: To remove or release from a barrel or barrels.

UNBARRICADE Un*bar`ri*cade", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + barricade.]

Defn: To unbolt; to unbar; to open. You shall not unbarricade the door. J. Webster (1623).

UNBARRICADOED Un*bar`ri*ca"doed, a.

Defn: Not obstructed by barricades; open; as, unbarricadoed streets. Burke.

UNBASHFUL Un*bash"ful, a.

Defn: Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless. Shak.

UNBAY Un*bay", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bay to dam.]

Defn: To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open. [Obs.] I ought . . . to unbay the current of my passion. Norris.

UNBE Un*be", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + be.]

Defn: To cause not to be; to cause to be another. [Obs. & R.] How oft, with danger of the field beset, Or with home mutinies, would he unbe Himself! Old Pay.

UNBEAR Un*bear", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bear to support.]

Defn: To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).

UNBEAT Un*beat", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + beast.]

Defn: To deliver from the form or nature of a beast.

UNBECOME Un`be*come", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + become.]

Defn: To misbecome. [Obs.] Bp. Sherlock.

UNBECOMING Un`be*com"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + becoming.]

Defn: Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper. My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden. -- Un`be*com"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*com"ing*ness, n.

UNBED Un*bed", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bed.]

Defn: To raise or rouse from bed. Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder. Wa

UNBEDINNED Un`be*dinned", a.

Defn: Not filled with din.

UNBEFOOL Un`be*fool", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + befool.]

Defn: To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of; to undeceive.

UNBEGET Un`be*get", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + beget.]

Defn: To deprive of existence. Dryden.

UNBEGILT Un`be*gilt", a.

Defn: Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold.

UNBEGOT; UNBEGOTTEN Un`be*got", Un`be*got"ten, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + begot, begotten.]

Defn: Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal.

UNBEGUILE Un`be*guile", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + beguile.]

Defn: To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. "Then unbeguile thyself." Donne.

UNBEGUN Un`be*gun", a.

Defn: Not yet begun; also, existing without a beginning.

UNBEHOVELY Un`be*hove"ly, a.

Defn: Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. & R.] Gower.

UNBEING Un*be"ing, a.

Defn: Not existing. [Obs.] "Beings yet unbeing." Sir T. Browne.

UNBEKNOWN Un`be*known", a.

Defn: Not known; unknown. [Colloq.]

UNBELIEF Un`be*lief", n. Etym: [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungeleáfa.]

1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.

2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain. Cowper.

Syn. -- See Disbelief.

UNBELIEVED Un`be*lieved", a.

Defn: Not believed; disbelieved.

UNBELIEVER Un`be*liev"er, n.

1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic.

2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a freethinker.

Syn. -- See Infidel.

UNBELIEVING Un`be*liev"ing, a.

1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting; skeptical.

2. Believing the thing alleged no to be true; disbelieving; especially, believing that Bible is not a divine revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a supernatural person. "Unbelieving Jews." Acts xiv. 2. -- Un`be*liev"ing*ly, adv. -- -- Un`be*liev"ing*ness, n.

UNBELT Un*belt", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + belt.]

Defn: To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.

UNBEND Un*bend", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bend.]

1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care. You do unbend your noble strength. Shak.

3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.

UNBEND Un*bend", v. i.

1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.

2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

UNBENDING Un*bend"ing, a. Etym: [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]

1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things. Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope.

2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.

3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.

4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe. -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*bend"ing*ness, n.

UNBENEVOLENCE Un`be*nev"o*lence, n.

Defn: Absence or want of benevolence; ill will.

UNBENIGN Un`be*nign", a.

Defn: Not benign; malignant.

UNBENUMB Un`be*numb", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + benumb.]

Defn: To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.

UNBEREAVEN Un`be*reav"en, a.

Defn: Unbereft. [R.]

UNBEREFT Un`be*reft", a.

Defn: Not bereft; not taken away.

UNBESEEM Un`be*seem", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + beseem.]

Defn: To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.

UNBESEEMING Un`be*seem"ing, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + beseeming.]

Defn: Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ness, n.

UNBESPEAK Un`be*speak", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bespeak.]

Defn: To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.] Pepys.

UNBETHINK Un`be*think", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bethink.]

Defn: To change the mind of (one's self). [Obs.]

UNBEWARE Un`be*ware", adv.

Defn: Unawares. [Obs.] Bale.

UNBEWITCH Un`be*witch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bewitch.]

Defn: To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.] South.

UNBIAS Un*bi"as, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bias.]

Defn: To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.

UNBIASED Un*bi"ased, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + biased.]

Defn: Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. -- Un*bi"ased*ness, n.

UNBID; UNBIDDEN Un*bid", Un*bid"den, a.

1. Not bidden; not commanded. Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton.

2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. Shak.

3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] Spenser.

UNBIND Un*bind", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbinding.] Etym: [AS. unbindan. See Un-, and Bind.]

Defn: To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.

UNBISHOP Un*bish"op, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bishop.]

Defn: To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. [R.] "Then he unbishops himself." Milton.

UNBIT Un*bit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbitting.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bit.] (Naut.)

Defn: To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.

UNBLEMISHED Un*blem"ished, a.

Defn: Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life. Addison.

UNBLESS Un*bless", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bless.]

Defn: To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [Obs.] Shak.

UNBLESSED; UNBLEST Un*blessed", Un*blest, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + blessed, blest.]

Defn: Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. "Unblessed enchanter." Milton.

UNBLESTFUL Un*blest"ful, a.

Defn: Unblessed. [R.] Sylvester.

UNBLIND Un*blind", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + blind.]

Defn: To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. [R.] J. Webster (1607).

UNBLINDFOLD Un*blind"fold`, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + blindfold.]

Defn: To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.

UNBLOODY Un*blood"y, a.

Defn: Not bloody. Dryden. Unbloody sacrifice. (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.

UNBLUSHING Un*blush"ing, a.

Defn: Not blushing; shameless. -- Un*blush"ing*ly, adv.

UNBODY Un*bod"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + body.]

Defn: To free from the body; to disembody. Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse. Spenser.

UNBODY Un*bod"y, v. i.

Defn: To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [R.] Chaucer.

UNBOLT Un*bolt", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bolt.]

Defn: To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. "He shall unbolt the gates." Shak.

UNBOLT Un*bolt", v. i.

Defn: To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.] "I will unbolt to you." Shak.

UNBONE Un*bone", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bone.]

1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.

2. To twist about, as if boneless. [R.] Milton.

UNBONNET Un*bon"net, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bonnet.]

Defn: To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to uncover; as, to unbonnet one's head. Sir W. Scott.

UNBOOKED Un*booked", a.

Defn: Not written in a book; unrecorded. "UnbookedEnglish life." Masson.

UNBOOT Un*boot", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + boot.]

Defn: To take off the boots from.

UNBORN Un*born", a.

Defn: Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future. Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. Shak. See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. Pope.

UNBORROWED Un*bor"rowed, a.

Defn: Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original.

UNBOSOM Un*bos"om, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbosomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbosoming.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bosom.]

Defn: To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self. Milton.

UNBOSOMER Un*bos"om*er, n.

Defn: One who unbosoms, or discloses. [R.] "An unbosomer of secrets." Thackeray.

UNBOTTOMED Un*bot"tomed, a.

1. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bottom + -ed.]

Defn: Deprived of a bottom.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + bottomed.]

Defn: Having no bottom; bottomless. Milton.

UNBOUND Un*bound",

Defn: imp. & p. p. of Unbind.

UNBOUNDABLY Un*bound"a*bly, adv.

Defn: Infinitely. [Obs.] I am . . . unboundably beholding to you. J. Webster (1607).

UNBOUNDED Un*bound"ed, a.

Defn: Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. -- Un*bound"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*bound"ed*ness, n.

UNBOW Un*bow", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bow.]

Defn: To unbend. [R.] Fuller.

UNBOWED Un*bowed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + bowed.]

Defn: Not bent or arched; not bowed down. Byron.

UNBOWEL Un*bow"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unboweled or Unbowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Unboweling or Unbowelling.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + bowel.]

Defn: To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel. Dr. H. More.

UNBOX Un*box", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + box.]

Defn: To remove from a box or boxes.

UNBOY Un*boy", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + boy.]

Defn: To divest of the traits of a boy. [R.] Clarendon.

UNBRACE Un*brace", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + brace.]

Defn: To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves. Spenser.

UNBRAID Un*braid", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + braid.]

Defn: To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle.

UNBREAST Un*breast", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + breast.]

Defn: To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher,

UNBREATHED Un*breathed", a.

1. Not breathed.

2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] "Their unbreathed memories." Shak.

UNBRED Un*bred", a.

1. Not begotten; unborn. [Obs.] "Thou age unbred." Shak.

2. Not taught or trained; -- with to. Dryden.

3. Not well-bred; ill-bred. [Obs.] Locke.

UNBREECH Un*breech", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbreeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbreching.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + breech.]

1. To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. Shak.

2. (Gun.)

Defn: To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings. Pennant.

UNBREWED Un*brewed", a.

Defn: Not made by brewing; unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] Young.

UNBRIDLE Un*bri"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bridle.]

Defn: To free from the bridle; to set loose.

UNBRIDLED Un*bri"dled, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + bridled.]

Defn: Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. "Unbridled boldness." B. Jonson. Lands deluged by unbridled floods. Wordsworth. -- Un*bri"dled*ness, n. Abp. Leighton.

UNBROKEN Un*bro"ken, a.

Defn: Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

UNBUCKLE Un*buc"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + buckle.]

Defn: To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe. "Unbuckle anon thy purse." Chaucer.

UNBUILD Un*build, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + build.]

Defn: To demolish; to raze. "To unbuild the city." Shak.

UNBUNDLE Un*bun"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bundle.]

Defn: To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.

UNBUNG Un*bung", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bung.]

Defn: To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask.

UNBURDEN Un*bur"den, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + burden.]

1. To relieve from a burden.

2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.

UNBURIABLE Un*bur"i*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not ready or not proper to be buried. Tennyson.

UNBURROW Un*bur"row, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + burrow.]

Defn: To force from a burrow; to unearth.

UNBURTHEN Un*bur"then, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + burthen.]

Defn: To unburden; to unload.

UNBURY Un*bur"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bury.]

Defn: To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.

UNBUSIED Un*bus"ied, a.

Defn: Not required to work; unemployed; not busy. [R.] These unbusied persons can continue in this playing idleness till it become a toil. Bp. Rainbow

UNBUTTON Un*but"ton, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + button.]

Defn: To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.

UNBUXOM Un*bux"om, a.

Defn: Disobedient. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. -- Un*bux"om*ly, adv. [Obs.] -- Un*bux"om*ness, n. [Obs.]

UNCAGE Un*cage", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cage.]

Defn: To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage.

UNCALLED-FOR Un*called"-for`, a.

Defn: Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.

UNCALM Un*calm", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + calm.]

Defn: To disturb; to disquiet. Dryden.

UNCAMP Un*camp", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + camp.]

Defn: To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [R.] If they could but now uncamp their enemies. Milton.

UNCANNY Un*can"ny, a.

Defn: Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. Sir W. Scott. -- Un*can"ni*ness, n. G. Eliot.

UNCANONIZE Un*can"on*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + canonize.]

1. To deprive of canonical authority.

2. To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.

UNCAP Un*cap", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cap.]

Defn: To remove a cap or cover from.

UNCAPABLE Un*ca"pa*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable. [Obs.] "Uncapable of conviction." Locke.

UNCAPE Un*cape", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cape.]

Defn: To remove a cap or cape from. [Obs.]

UNCAPPER Un*cap"per, n.

Defn: An instrument for removing an explode cap from a cartridge shell.

UNCARDINAL Un*car"di*nal, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cardinal.]

Defn: To degrade from the cardinalship.

UNCARED Un*cared", a.

Defn: Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for.

UNCARNATE Un*car"nate, a.

Defn: Not fleshy; specifically, not made flesh; not incarnate. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

UNCARNATE Un*car"nate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + carnate.]

Defn: To divest of flesh.

UNCART Un*cart", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cart.]

Defn: To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload.

UNCASE Un*case", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + case.]

1. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover. L'Estrange.

2. To strip; to flay. [Obs.]

3. (Mil.)

Defn: To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.

UNCASTLE Un*cas"tle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + castle.]

Defn: To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.

UNCAUSED Un*caused", a.

Defn: Having no antecedent cause; uncreated; self-existent; eternal. A. Baxter.

UNCAUTELOUS Un*cau"te*lous, a.

Defn: Incautious. [Obs.]

UNCAUTIOUS Un*cau"tious, a.

Defn: Incautious.

UNCAUTIOUSLY Un*cau"tious*ly, adv.

Defn: Incautiously.

UNCE Unce, n. Etym: [L. uncus hook.]

Defn: A claw. [Obs.]

UNCE Unce, n. Etym: [L. uncia ounce. See Ounce a weight.]

Defn: An ounce; a small portion. [Obs.] "By unces hung his locks." Chaucer.

UNCEASABLE Un*ceas"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being ended; unceasing. [R.]

UNCENTER; UNCENTRE Un*cen"ter, Un*cen"tre, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + center.]

Defn: To throw from its center.

UNCENTURY Un*cen"tu*ry, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + century.]

Defn: To remove from its actual century. [R.] It has first to uncentury itself. H. Drummond.

UNCERTAIN Un*cer"tain, a. Etym: [Pref. un- + certain. Cf. Incertain.]

1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer. Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson.

2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze. O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott.

3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The fashion of uncertain evils." Milton. From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden.

4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible. Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden. Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay.

Syn. -- See Precarious.

UNCERTAIN Un*cer"tain, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.]

Defn: To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

UNCERTAINLY Un*cer"tain*ly, adv.

Defn: In an uncertain manner.

UNCERTAINTY Un*cer"tain*ty, n.; pl. Uncertainties (.

1. The quality or state of being uncertain.

2. That which is uncertain; something unknown. Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.

UNCESSANT Un*ces"sant, a.

Defn: Incessant. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. -- Un*ces"sant*ly, adv. [Obs.]

UNCHAIN Un*chain", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + chain.]

Defn: To free from chains or slavery; to let loose. Prior.

UNCHANCY Un*chan"cy, a. Etym: [Pref un- + Scot. chancy fortunate, safe.]

1. Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. A. Trollope.

2. Ill-fated; unlucky. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

3. Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous. [Scot.]

UNCHAPLAIN Un*chap"lain, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + chaplain.]

Defn: To remove from a chaplaincy.

UNCHARGE Un*charge", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + charge.]

1. To free from a charge or load; to unload. Wyclif.

2. To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit. Shak.

UNCHARIOT Un*char"i*ot, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + chariot.]

Defn: To throw out of a chariot. Pope.

UNCHARITABLE Un*char"i*ta*ble, a.

Defn: Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal. Addison. -- Un*char"i*ta*ble*ness, n. -- Un*char"i*ta*bly, adv.

UNCHARITY Un*char"i*ty, n.

Defn: Uncharitableness. Tennyson. 'T were much uncharity in you. J. Webster.

UNCHARM Un*charm", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + charm.]

Defn: To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl.

UNCHARNEL Un*char"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncharneled; p. pr. & vb. n. Uncharneling.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + charnel.]

Defn: To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Byron.

UNCHASTE Un*chaste", a.

Defn: Not chaste; not continent; lewd. -- Un*chaste"ly, adv. -- Un*chaste"ness, n.

UNCHASTITY Un*chas"ti*ty, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence.

UNCHECKABLE Un*check"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not capable of being checked or stopped. [R.]

UNCHILD Un*child", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + child.]

1. To bereave of children; to make childless. Shak.

2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child. Bp. Hall.

UNCHRISTEN Un*chris"ten, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + christen.]

Defn: To render unchristian. [Obs. & R.] Milton.

UNCHRISTENED Un*chris"tened, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + christened.]

Defn: Not christened; as, an unchristened child.

UNCHRISTIAN Un*chris"tian, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + Christian.]

1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith; infidel.

2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a Christian; as, unchristian conduct.

UNCHRISTIAN Un*chris"tian, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + Christian.]

Defn: To make unchristian. [Obs.] South.

UNCHRISTIANIZE Un*chris"tian*ize, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + Christianize.]

Defn: To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the belief and profession of Christianity.

UNCHRISTIANLY Un*chris"tian*ly, a.

Defn: Unchristian. Milton.

UNCHRISTIANLY Un*chris"tian*ly, adv.

Defn: In an unchristian manner.

UNCHRISTIANNESS Un*chris"tian*ness, n.

Defn: The quality or state of being unchristian. [R.] Eikon Basilike.

UNCHURCH Un*church", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + church.]

1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to excommunicate. Sir M. Hale.

2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of a church. South.

UNCIA Un"ci*a, n.; pl. Unciæ. Etym: [L. See Ounce a measure of weight.]

1. (Rom. Antiq.)

Defn: A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce.

2. (Alg.)

Defn: A numerical coefficient in any particular case of the binomial theorem. [Obs.]

UNCIAL Un"cial, a. Etym: [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See Inch a measure.]

Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style.

UNCIAL Un"cial, n.

Defn: An uncial letter.

UNCIATIM Un`ci*a"tim, adv. Etym: [L.]

Defn: Ounce by ounce.

UNCIFORM Un"ci*form, a. Etym: [L. uncus a hook + -form.]

Defn: Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked from; hooklike. Unciform bone (Anat.), a bone of the carpus at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.

UNCIFORM Un"ci*form, n. (Anat.)

Defn: The unciform bone. See Illust. of Perissodactyla.

UNCINATA Un`ci*na"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. uncinus a hook.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A division of marine chætopod annelids which are furnished with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.

UNCINATE Un"ci*nate, a. Etym: [L. uncinatus, from uncinus a hook, from uncus a hook.]

Defn: Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an uncinate process.

UNCINATUM Un`ci*na"tum, n. Etym: [NL., from L. uncinatus hooked.] (Anat.)

Defn: The unciform bone.

UNCINUS Un*ci"nus, n.; pl. Uncini. Etym: [L., a hook.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the Uncinata.

UNCIPHER Un*ci"pher, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cipher.]

Defn: To decipher; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.

UNCIRCUMCISED Un*cir"cum*cised, n.

Defn: Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. "This uncircumcised Philistine." 1 Sam. xvii. 26.

UNCIRCUMCISION Un*cir`cum*ci"sion, n.

1. The absence or want of circumcision.

2. (Script.)

Defn: People not circumcised; the Gentiles.

UNCIRCUMSTANDTIAL Un*cir`cum*stand"tial, a.

1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars.

2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial. [Obs.]

UNCITY Un*cit"y, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + city.]

Defn: To deprive of the rank or rights of a city. [Obs.]

UNCIVIL Un*civ"il, a.

1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized. Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a civil state together. Burke.

2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.

UNCIVILITY Un`ci*vil"i*ty, n.

Defn: Incivility. [Obs.]

UNCIVILIZATION Un*civ`i*li*za"tion, n.

Defn: The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. [R.]

UNCIVILIZED Un*civ"i*lized, a.

1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.

2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison.

UNCIVILTY Un*civ"il*ty, adv.

Defn: In an uncivil manner.

UNCLASP Un*clasp", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clasp.]

Defn: To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.

UNCLE Un"cle, n. Etym: [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw grandmother, Icel. ai great grandfather.]

1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in relationship.

2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] Thackeray. My uncle, a pawnbroker. [Slang] - - Uncle Sam, a humorous appellation given to the United States Government. See Uncle Sam, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

UNCLEAN Un*clean", a. Etym: [AS. uncl. See Unnot, and Clean.]

1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing. He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. Num. xix. 11.

3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and unclean affections." Perkins. -- Un*clean"ly, adv. -- Un*clean"ness, n. Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to use for food. -- Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.

UNCLEANSABLE Un*cleans"a*ble, a.

Defn: Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.

UNCLENCH Un*clench", v. t.

Defn: Same as Unclinch.

UNCLESHIP Un"cle*ship, n.

Defn: The office or position of an uncle. Lamb.

UNCLEW Un*clew", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clew.]

Defn: To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak.

UNCLINCH Un*clinch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clinch.]

Defn: To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also unclench.]

UNCLING Un*cling", v. i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cling.]

Defn: To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] Milton.

UNCLOAK Un*cloak", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cloak.]

Defn: To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.

UNCLOAK Un*cloak", v. i.

Defn: To remove, or take off, one's cloak.

UNCLOG Un*clog", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clog.]

Defn: To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty. Shak.

UNCLOISTER Un*clois"ter, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cloister.]

Defn: To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate.

UNCLOSE Un*close", v. t. & i. Etym: [1st pref. un- + close.]

1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.

2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.

UNCLOSED Un*closed", a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + closed.]

1. Not separated by inclosures; open. Clarendon.

2. Not finished; not concluded. [R.] Madison.

3. Not closed; not sealed; open. Byron.

UNCLOTHE Un*clothe", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clothe.]

Defn: To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. I. Watts. [We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon. 2 Cor. v. 4.

UNCLOTHED Un*clothed", a.

1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unclothe.]

Defn: Divested or stripped of clothing. Byron.

2. Etym: [Pref. un- not + clothed.]

Defn: Not yet clothed; wanting clothes; naked. -- Un*cloth"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.] Bacon.

UNCLOUD Un*cloud", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cloud.]

Defn: To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from obscurity, gloom, sorrow, or the like. Beau. & Fl.

UNCLUE Un*clue", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clue.]

Defn: To unwind; to untangle.

UNCLUTCH Un*clutch", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + clutch.]

1. To open, as something closely shut. "Unclutch his griping hand." Dr. H. More.

2. (Mech.)

Defn: To disengage, as a clutch.

UNCO Un"co, a. Etym: [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.]

Defn: Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant in manner; reserved. [Scot.]

UNCO Un"co, adv.

Defn: In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

UNCO Un"co, n.

Defn: A strange thing or person. [Scot.]

UNCOACH Un*coach", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + coach.]

Defn: To detach or loose from a coach. [Obs.] Chapman.

UNCOCK Un*cock", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cock.]

1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm.

2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.

3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.

UNCOFFLE Un*cof"fle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + coffle.]

Defn: To release from a coffle.

UNCOIF Un*coif", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + coif.]

Defn: To deprive of the coif or cap. Young.

UNCOIL Un*coil", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + coil.]

Defn: To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. Derham.

UNCOINED Un*coined", a.

1. Not coined, or minted; as, uncoined silver. Locke.

2. Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural. "Plain and uncoined constancy." Shak.

UNCOLT Un*colt", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + colt.]

Defn: To unhorse. [Obs. & R.] Shak.

UNCOMBINE Un`com*bine", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + combine.]

Defn: To separate, as substances in combination; to release from combination or union. [R.] Daniel.

UNCOMEATABLE Un`come*at"a*ble, a.

Defn: Not to be come at, or reached; inaccessible. [Colloq.] Addison. My honor is infallible and uncomeatable. Congreve.

UNCOMELY Un*come"ly, a.

Defn: Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner. 1 Cor. vii. 36.

UNCOMFORTABLE Un*com"fort*a*ble, a.

1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on account of one's position.

2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an uncomfortable seat or situation. The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year. Addison. -- Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*com"fort*a*bly, adv.

UNCOMMON Un*com"mon, a.

Defn: Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

Syn. -- Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. -- Un*com"mon*ly, adv. -- Un*com"mon*ness, n.

UNCOMPLETE Un`com*plete", a.

Defn: Incomplete. Pope.

UNCOMPREHEND Un*com`pre*hend, v. t. Etym: [1st un- + comprehend.]

Defn: To fail to comprehend. [R.] Daniel.

UNCOMPREHENSIVE Un*com`pre*hen"sive, a.

1. Unable to comprehend. Narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots. South.

2. Incomprehensible. [Obs.] Shak.

UNCOMPROMISING Un*com"pro*mi`sing, a.

Defn: Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. -- Un*com"pro*mi`sing*ly, adv.

UNCONCEIVABLE Un`con*ceiv"a*ble, a.

Defn: Inconceivable. [Obs.] Locke. -- Un`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.] -- Un`con*ceiv"a*bly, adv. [Obs.]

UNCONCERN Un`con*cern", n.

Defn: Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference. A listless unconcern, Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.

UNCONCERNED Un`con*cerned", a.

Defn: Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ly, adv. -- Un`con*cern"ed*ness, n. Happy mortals, unconcerned for more. Dryden.

UNCONCERNING Un`con*cern"ing, a.

Defn: Not interesting of affecting; insignificant; not belonging to one. [Obs.] Addison.

UNCONCERNMENT Un`con*cern"ment, n.

Defn: The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. [Obs.] South.

UNCONCLUDENT; UNCONCLUDING Un`con*clud"ent, Un`con*clud"ing, a.

Defn: Inconclusive. [Obs.] Locke. -- Un`con*clud"ing*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.

UNCONCLUSIVE Un`con*clu"sive, a.

Defn: Inconclusive. [Obs.]

UNCONDITIONAL Un`con*di"tion*al, a.

Defn: Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender. O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree, Or bind thy sentence unconditional. Dryden. -- Un`con*di"tion*al*ly, adv.

UNCONDITIONED Un`con*di"tioned, a.

1. Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.

2. (Metaph.)

Defn: Not subject to condition or limitations; infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable. Sir W. Hamilton. The unconditioned (Metaph.), all that which is inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is inconceivable under logical forms or relations.

UNCONFIDENCE Un*con"fi*dence, n.

Defn: Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.

UNCONFORM Un`con*form", a.

Defn: Unlike. [Obs.] Not unconform to other shining globes. Milton.

UNCONFORMABILITY Un`con*form`a*bil"i*ty, n.

1. The quality or state of being unconformable; unconformableness.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: Want of parallelism between one series of strata and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the position of the earlier strata before the latter were deposited.

UNCONFORMABLE Un`con*form"a*ble, a.

1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming. Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the rule of our duty]. I. Watts.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position; as, unconformable strata. -- Un`con*form"a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`con*form"a*bly, adv.

UNCONFORMIST Un`con*form"ist, n.

Defn: A nonconformist. [Obs.]

UNCONFORMITY Un`con*form"i*ty, n.

1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. South.

2. (Geol.)

Defn: Want of parallelism between strata in contact.

Note: With some authors unconformity is equivalent to unconformability; but it is often used more broadly, for example, to include the case when the parallelism of strata once conformable has been disturbed by faulting and the like.

UNCONFOUND Un`con*found", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + confound.]

Defn: To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded. Milton.

UNCONFOUNDED Un`con*found"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. un- not + confounded.]

Defn: Not confounded. Bp. Warburton.

UNCONGEAL Un`con*geal", v. i. Etym: [1st un- + congeal.]

Defn: To thaw; to become liquid again. Tennyson.

UNCONNING Un*con"ning, a.

Defn: Not knowing; ignorant. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- n.

Defn: Ignorance. [Obs.]

UNCONQUERABLE Un*con"quer*a*ble, a.

Defn: Not conquerable; indomitable. -- Un*con"quer*a*bly, adv.

UNCONSCIONABLE Un*con"scion*a*ble, a.

1. Not conscionable; not conforming to reason; unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; inordinate; as, an unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size. Which use of reason, most reasonless and unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever pretended. Milton. His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen, Stalking with less unconscionable strides. Milton.

2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience. [Obs.] Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices. South. -- Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*con"scion*a*bly, adv.

UNCONSCIOUS Un*con"scious, a.

1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper.

2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration. "Unconscious causes." Blackmore.

3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. Pope. -- Un*con"scious-ly, adv. -- Un*con"scious*ness, n.

UNCONSECRATE Un*con"se*crate, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + consecrate.]

Defn: To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate. [Obs.] South.

UNCONSEQUENTIAL Un*con`se*quen"tial, a.

Defn: Inconsequential. Johnson.

UNCONSIDERATE Un`con*sid"er*ate, a.

Defn: Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] Daniel. -- Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness, n. [Obs.] Hales.

UNCONSIDERED Un`con*sid"ered, a.

Defn: Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling. A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. Shak.